Abrasive Water Jet Machining (AWJM) is an advanced machining process that has a variety of applications, including machining of hard-to-machine materials, drilling, milling, coating removal, polishing, etc. They are attractive because of their versatility, absence of heat-affected zones, low thermal-distortions, low cutting-forces, and environment-friendly nature. However, use of plain-water in AWJM poses some problems due to lack of jet coherence, poor suspension characteristics, and unsatisfactory performances in submerged-cutting and cutting of hollow surfaces. Countering these problems appropriately can lead to better cutting performances in terms of material removal rate, depth of cut, kerf-width, and kerf-taper. It can be achieved with addition of some additives in abrasive water-jet. These additives are mostly polymers of high molecular mass, which increases viscosity, suspension capability, and stability of jet, while reducing drag. In addition to AWJM, the effect of polymeric-additives in other water-based jets like Abrasive-Slurry-Jet (ASJ), High-pressure ASJ, etc. are also discussed. Therefore, this study aims to identify and list of different additives that are used in AWJM and other water-jet-based machining-processes over a past few decades, and to provide a run-through on their performances. It can provide the significant information to researchers working in fields related to waterjets.
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